Rural population, male (% of total) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Rural population, male (% of total) was 20.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Upper middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Upper middle income is 20.2%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Upper middle income peaked at 34.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2015.
That places Upper middle income 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.5% | — |
| 1985 | 32.6% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 32.6% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.1% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 24.7% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.2% | 22.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 31 East Timor 34.4% compare
- 32 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 33 Tanzania 34.3% compare
- 34 Sudan 33.4% compare
- 35 Vietnam 33.2% compare
- 36 Rwanda 33.1% compare
- 37 Mozambique 32.8% compare
More gender data for Upper middle income
- Labor force, female 654.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2127 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.61 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.3% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Upper middle income?
- Rural population, male in Upper middle income was 20.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2015.
- How does Upper middle income rank for rural population, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.